Lauren
Townsend, 18, senior. Was captain of girls' varsity
volleyball team, coached by her mother. Other players said she
was "consumed" by the sport. Member of the National
Honor Society. She planned to attend Colorado State University on
an academic scholarship and become a wildlife biologist, like her
oldest brother.

"She
was to be a senior class valedictorian at her graduation next
month," her uncle, David Beck, told CNN. "Lauren,
unfortunately, won't have the opportunity to make the impact on
the world that I'm sure she would have."

When
shooting began in the library, "we understand that Lauren
was hit nearly immediately," he said. Her family "takes
some comfort in the hope that there was no suffering."